Caregiver, Healthcare Nursing, Geriatric Care

• Location 1131 S MABELLE AVE,Fergus Falls, MN, ,United States
• Base Pay $19.09 - $25.00 / Hour
• Employee Type PT Non-Exempt

• Name Susan Anderson
• Phone

Pioneer Care seeks a highly motivated and engaged CNAs/Caregivers for its Pioneer Cottages, specialized in assisted memory care for up to 18 people in a quiet, home-like setting.

Current Openings:
Part Time for all shifts. Day shift: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. PM shift: 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. NOC shift. 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Shift differential for pm and NOC shifts.

Pioneer Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

JOB SUMMARY :

The primary purpose of your position is provide personal care and services to the residents of Pioneer Senior Cottages in accordance with current guidelines and regulations. Such care and services include but are not limited to: regulatory compliance, emergencies, memory loss, activities and programming, nursing and health services, dietary, personnel, marketing and customer service, and household management. Caregivers will assure that the highest degree of residential care and services are maintained at all times while preserving the highest ethical standards, the dignity of residents and families.

PERSONAL CHARACTER TRAITS :

1. Customer/Resident Focus.

2. Teamwork Orientation.

4. Ethical Conduct

5. Stress Management/Composure

6. Discretion.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS :

A. Major Responsibilities

• Understand and have working knowledge of caring for those with memory loss including but not limited to communication, providing care, managing challenging behaviors, and caring for caregivers.
• Understand support and carryout PSC philosophy of care and services for those with memory loss.
• Accept, understand, and treat all residents with dignity regardless of disease diagnosis, progression, and manifestation.
• Be creative with resident care and services to make individual allowances for disease progression.
• Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.

1. Assist, supervise and/or prepare meals for residents as required for shift insuring to following proper sanitation.

2. Assure meals are prepared in accordance with planned menus, resident needs and special diets prescribed by resident’ physician.

3. Participate in mealtime to encourage resident socialization and to observe and assist with resident dining skills.

4. Maintain flexibility in breakfast schedule, other individual schedule needs of residents, food likes and dislikes.

5. Encourage resident participation in meal process.

6. Perform necessary logging, monitoring, and measuring as required for special diets and directed by the Clinical Nurse.

7. Clean kitchen after each meal and/or snack time following proper sanitation.

8. Continue to monitor kitchen for spills, clutter, general cleanliness and potential hazards.

9. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.

1. Direct all activities and events to meet the needs and desires of the residents in order to ensure the activity-focused care philosophy and to promote mental and social stimulation.

2. Complete the necessary documentation.

3. Assist with resident activities to meet resident daily needs. Each day of programming should include gross motor, fine motor, household, 1:1, and memory enhancing activities seven days a week. Outings must be incorporated in the schedule.

4. Encourage resident participation in activities and programming.

5. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as directed by your supervisor.

• Participate and complete the necessary training components:

• Health Services (Personal Cares,…